The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Description
The starting point is the popular medieval German legend that tells how a piper, with the music of his flute, frees the town of Hamelin from a plague of rats and how, later, he takes the town’s children away as a punishment for the adults, who refused to fulfill their promise to reward him for his work. This is a story that suggests a decaying, rotten society in need of change. In this version, moreover, to reinforce this idea, the children are unjustly blamed for the crimes committed by the rats.
Only two actor-puppeteers are needed to manipulate a large number of elements (lights, scenery, objects, and puppets) and bring the characters and the narrative movement of the story to life. With the combined movement of the lights, scenery, objects, and other elements such as mirrors, they manage to create different planes, depths, traveling shots, transitions, and effects.
Credits
- Direction, production, and construction: Cia. Olveira Salcedo
- Stage direction: Virginia Olveira
- Actor-puppeteers: Olga Olveira and Juvenal Salcedo
- Music: Jaume Tugores
- Premiered in 2014 at Sala Fénix (Barcelona)
- For all audiences (recommended for ages 6 and up), 45 minutes
- Available in two screen formats (2m x 1m // 4m x 2m)
Trailer
Notable performances
La Mostra d’Igualada, fira de teatre infantil i juvenil (2015) // Sala Fènix BCN (2014) // Sala Atrium BCN (2015) // Festival T·O·T del Poble Espanyol BCN (2016) // Sala Carme de València (2016) // Festival Fest de Sevilla (2016)// Café de las Artes Teatro de Santander (2017) // Il·luminar-te (2017) // MITMO (2017) // La Titellada (2017) // Festival EVA (2017) // Imaginaria (2018) // Museu da Marioneta Lisboa (2018) // Mostra de titelles de Sant Cugat (2018) // VI Festival Internacional de Teatro de Sombras de Brasil (2019) // Festival Teresetes de Mallorca (2021) // 12 Internationales Schattentheater Festival Schwäbisch Gmünd (2022)
